TVLine's 2012 In Review, Part 2: Best Cliffhanger, Worst New Character And 38 More Categories

JANE LEVY

Most Underrated Show

Suburgatory

Episode 709

Most Improved Show

Dexter

New York, I Love You XOXO

Most Disappointing Show

Gossip Girl

best_walkingdeadrick

Most Underrated Actor

Andrew Lincoln, The Walking Dead

ELISHA CUTHBERT

Most Underrated Actress

Elisha Cuthbert, Happy Endings

best_damages

Best Extended Scene
Sans Dialogue

The Damages finale's final scene

best_soagoggins

Best Cameo

Walton Goggins as Venus Van Dam, Sons of Anarchy

Episode 204

Most Undeserving of 'Sophomore Slump' Label

Homeland

HENRY CZERNY, CASSIUS WILLIS, MADELEINE STOWE

Best Comedy Duo

Madeleine Stowe and Henry Czerny as Revenge's Victoria and Conrad

Community

Best Single Episode (Comedy)

"Basic Lupine Urology," Community

HomelandQA

Best Single Episode (Drama)

"Q&A," Homeland

JOSH BOWMAN (BACKGROUND), WENDY CREWSON

Most Convoluted Plot

The Americon Initiative, Revenge

Runner-Up: Whatever's happening at any given moment on Pretty Little Liars

best_chopped

Most Underrated Reality Show

Chopped

Citizen Fang

Best New Character on an Established Show

Benny, Supernatural

Here Comes the Judge

Worst New Character on an Established Show

Nick, The Good Wife

best_chuckfinale

Best Series Finale

Chuck

best_awake

Most Ambitious Ill-Fated Show

Awake

Runner-Up: Terra Nova

best_curry

Least Ceremonious Departure

Ann Curry, Today

best_wiig

Most Ceremonious Departure

Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night LIve

ElementaryCredits

Best New Opening Theme

Elementary

MindyProjectCredits

Worst New Opening Theme

The Mindy Project

best_kors

Best Reality Show Judge

Michael Kors, Project Runway

THE X FACTOR: L.A. Reid. CR: Nino Munoz / FOX

Worst Reality Show Judge

L.A. Reid, The X Factor

Now Or Never

Best New Show
No One Watched

The L.A. Complex (which aired on The CW, FYI)

best_madmenpeggy

Saddest Perhaps-Not-Permanent Resignation from Mad Men's SCDP

Peggy

Mad Men - Season 5, Episode 5 - Photo Credit: Ron Jaffe/AMC

Saddest Permanent Resignation from Mad Men's SCDP

Lane

best_onceyoungsnow

Most Spot-On Casting

Bailee Madison as Once Upon a Time's Young Snow White

Runner-Up: Georgina Haig as Fringe's Etta

Political Animals - Season 1

Cancellation That Hurt Most

Political Animals

best_walkingdeadandrea

Most Clueless Character

Andrea, The Walking Dead

best_soatongue

Most Ewww-Inducing Amputation Scene

Otto's de-tonguing, Sons of Anarchy

Runner-Up: Shelly's de-legging, American Horror Story: Asylum

JAMES VAN DER BEEK

Best Actor Playing Himself, But Not Really

James Van Der Beek, Don't Trust the B—- in Apartment 23

Runner-Up: Conan O'Brien, Web Therapy

best_walkingdeadlori

Best Death Scene

Lori, The Walking Dead

Runner-Up: Mike, Breaking Bad

Best Spin-Off Within a Show

Glee Sends Rachel and Kurt to New York

KATIE LOWES

Best Cliffhanger

Scandal reveals that Olivia and Huck turned Lindsay Dwyer into "Quinn Perkins"

Parenthood - Season 4

Biggest Tearjerker

Any and every episode of Parenthood, including the promos!

Runner-Up: Lexie's death, Grey's Anatomy

best_666park

Wackiest Plot Twist

The Magic Spiral Staircase, 666 Park Avenue

best_ledet

Best Musical Performance on a Reality Singing Competition

American Idol's Joshua Ledet, "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"

Runner-Up: The Voice's Amanda Brown, "Dream On"

best_ubiquitousguest

Most Ubiquitous Guest Stars

Mark Pellegrino and Mädchen Amick

Runners-Up: Treat Williams and Rachael Harris

best_rabe

Best Character Transformation

Sister Mary Eunice, American Horror Story: Asylum

Smash

Most Annoying Character

Leo, Smash

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